2014 Fifth Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law

Opinions 501 - 1000 of 3727

Baljit Singh v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: November 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60920
United States v. Marshall, et al.  
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20804

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from an indirect gift made by J. Howard Marshall to various family members. After J. Howard's Estate failed to pay gift taxes pursuant to I.R.C. 6324(b), the IRS tried to collect the unpaid gift tax…

Stephen Walker v. TX Dept of Criminal Justice, et
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10408
Satomi Niwayama v. Texas Tech University
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11225
USA v. Michael Musacchio
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11294
USA v. Joyce Simmons
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11415
April Scarlott, et al v. Nissan North America, Inc
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20528
Blessey Marine Services, Inc. v. Jeffboat, L.L.C.  
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30731

Justia Opinion Summary: Blessey filed suit against Jeffboat for breach of contract over a dispute regarding the purchase price of barges. The court did not reach the merits of the appeal because it concluded, under Becker v. Tidewater, Inc.,…

Young Buisson v. Bd Supr of LA Commty Tech Clge
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31269
USA v. William Henneberger
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40758
USA v. Josefina Galaviz
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41214
United States v. Jackson, et al.  
Date: November 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30295

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from the indictment of Stacey Jackson for solicitation of bribes, theft of federal funds, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. The Times-Picayune appealed the denial of its motion to quash a subpoena…

Jesus Hernandez, et al v. USA, et al
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 11-50792
USA v. Jose Hernandez
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10264
United States v. Oswalt  
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10984

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the terms of his supervised release, arguing that they exceed the statutory minimum under 18 U.S.C. 3583(h). Defendant argued that the district court's failure to aggregate across counts fails to serve…

Robert Jehling v. Belo Corporation, et al
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11283
USA v. Sol Peoples
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11339
USA v. Chavo Thomas, et al
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31074
Barron & Newburger, P.C. v. Texas Skyline, Limited
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50075
USA v. Rogelio Macedo
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51190
Ronald Parham v. Ryder System, Incorporated
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10191
Juanin Suarez-O'Neil v. Sims
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10494
Sharleen Jeanbaptiste v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10671
USA v. Diego Castellanos-Cruz
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40178
George Matassarin v. Denis Grosvenor, et al
Date: November 7, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50148
USA v. Anthony Rodden
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10839
USA v. Juan Lomas-Rodriguez
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50954
USA v. Steven Donoso
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51181
Martha Gomez-Montes v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60496
USA v. Archie Goodman
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10589
James Koon v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30090
USA v. Michael Davis, Jr.
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30130
Marcus Grant v. Annie Anthony, et al
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40223
USA v. Mateo Mendez
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50125
Cecilia Aranda v. Dal-Tile Corporation
Date: November 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50205
In Re: Deepwater Horizon
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30883
Software Development Technol v. Trizetto Corporati
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10829
USA v. David Felts
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11388
Mabary v. Home Town Bank, N.A.  
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20211

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a class action alleging that the Bank violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA), 15 U.S.C. 1963 et seq., by failing to post an external notice of fees on its ATMs. While the suit was pending but…

USA v. Alonzo Harris
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20699
Scott, Jr., et al v. Schedler  
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30185

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs, Luther Scott, Jr. and the Louisiana NAACP, filed suit to enjoin defendants to comply with the National Voter Registration Act, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1973gg-10. Scott alleged that he was not provided with a voter…

USA v. Luis Mazarego-Salazar
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41330
Janet Smith v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10555
Dennis Shaver, et al v. National City Mortgage, et
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20107
Thomas Roque v. Natchitoches Parish School Bd
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30053
Joanne Stone v. Louisiana Dept of Revenue
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30204
Marcus Preston v. K. Ask-Carlson
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30274
Vaillancourt v. PNC Bank, N.A.  
Date: November 5, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40303

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against PNC, alleging federal and state claims related to PNC's sale of her property at foreclose. PNC moved to dismiss the complaint in its entirety. The district court granted PNC's motion with…

USA v. Crystal Compton
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11418
USA v. Domingo Espinoza
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20656
USA v. Jose Mazariegos-Campos
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20706
USA v. Christopher Willis
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31264
USA v. Donald Barnes
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40970
USA v. Pedro Navarro, Jr.
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40984
USA v. Leon Wilson
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41051
USA v. Yered Morales-Alvarez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41075
USA v. Kevin Ortega
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41246
USA v. Julio Escobar-Alvarado
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41249
USA v. Salvador Barrera
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41280
USA v. Jesus Islas-Saucedo
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41324
USA v. Rodrio Pedomo
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41339
USA v. Carlos Guerrero
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50262
USA v. Raymundo Rodriguez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50677
USA v. Keith Judd
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51152
Ghanshyambbhai Patel v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60680
Victor De Leon-Saj v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60898
USA v. Dustin Pulido
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10076
USA v. Traci Ramos
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10082
USA v. Larry Boykin, Jr.
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10209
USA v. David Gonzalez, Jr.
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10339
USA v. Jessica Smith
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10420
USA v. Ronald Riva, III
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10477
Joe Hollingshead v. Aetna Health, Incorporated
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20158
USA v. Salvador Juarez-Uribe
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20160
USA v. Cristian Perez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20179
USA v. Clifton Earl
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30045
USA v. Vincent Thomas
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30076
USA v. Elvin Pigott
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30221
USA v. Eric Witherwax
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30233
Tony Chaney v. Races and Aces, et al
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30299
Christopher White v. Howard Brown, et al
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30329
World Wrestling Entertainment v. Unidentified Part  
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30489

Justia Opinion Summary: WWE seeks ex parte seizure and temporary restraining orders against unnamed defendants under the ex parte seizure provision of the Trademark Counterfeiting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1116. WWE alleged that defendants work as…

USA v. Cory Randall
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40070
USA v. Manuel Perez-Alvarez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40077
USA v. Misael Bustos-Gutierrez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40110
USA v. Manuel Mosqueda-Jaramillo
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40167
USA v. Harley Peterson
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40199
USA v. Jorge Knight-Castillo
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40210
USA v. Rolando Mendez-Robledo
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40215
USA v. Alejandro Cruz-Marquez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40238
USA v. Salvador Juarez-Uribe
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40305
USA v. Jose Hernandez
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50010
USA v. Jose Munoz
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50031
USA v. Acxel Ambrocio-Castaneda
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50059
USA v. Mario Tolayo-Ordunio
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50156
USA v. Melissa Paxton
Date: November 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50172
USA v. Herbert Jena
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11100
USA v. Thuong Vo, et al
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20274
BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. v. TX Realty Holdin
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20764
USA v. Jose Perfecto-Mendoza
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40922
Holt Texas, Ltd., et al. v. Zayler  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41153

Justia Opinion Summary: Holt and TAUG, subcontractors of the bankrupt Seiber, appealed the district court's affirmance of a prior bankruptcy court order, holding that the funds of an interpleader action, filed by EnCana, were property of the…

United States v. Albornoz-Albornoz  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41349

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty of illegal reentry under 8 U.S.C. 1326(a). The district court applied a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement for a crime of violence (COV) based on a past conviction of attempted second-degree…

Hunt Building Company, Limited, et al v. John Hanc
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50747
James Negley v. FBI
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50912
United States v. Rodriguez-Negrete  
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51117

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of illegal reentry into the United States. The district court imposed a sentence enhancement based on its classification of defendant's prior state crime for trafficking cocaine under South…

USA v. Rogelio Macedo
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51190
USA v. Lonzo Griffin
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60064
USA v. Bobbie Sandford
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60698
Quasi Jackson v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company, et a
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20159
Tony Cheng v. Schlumberger
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20314
USA v. Randy Wilson
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30009
Brandon Lavergne v. Tiffany Lejuene
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30247
Brandon Lavergne v. Holly Bergeran
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30250
Brandon Lavergne v. Claire Taylor, et al
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30281
Brandon Lavergne v. John Faulk
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30304
Brandon Lavergne v. Kent Kloster
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30307
Maria Perez v. Texas A & M University, et al
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40081
USA v. Ronald Guevara
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40142
Dwight Harrison v. Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40366
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: November 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-98001
Anthony Walker v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10344
USA v. Ryan Solis
Date: October 31, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20506
Richard Cavada, Sr. v. John McHugh
Date: October 31, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40542
USA v. Juan Lara
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41235
USA v. Stephen Hagin
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10001
Levi Coleman, Sr., et al v. H.C. Price Company, et
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30150
United States v. Myers  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30778

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed her sentence after being convicted of several counts of identity-theft-related crimes. Although defendant argued that there had been an Ex Post Facto Clause violation for the first time in her untimely…

USA v. Darlin Rodriguez-Herrera
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40491
Raymond Potoski v. John Fox
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41001
United States v. Rojas  
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50926

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of illegally reentering the United States after deportation. On appeal, defendant challenged his conviction based on the grounds that he was neither "found" nor "in" the United States as required…

USA v. Jeffrey McMaryion
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51112
Min Gurung v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60883
Herbert Fletcher v. Douglas Shulman, et al
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10282
Lori Haberman v. USA
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10414
Darrel Burditt v. Judge Daniel Leedy, et al
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20450
USA v. Victor Ponce-Guerrero
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40121
USA v. Christopher Montgomery
Date: October 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60047
Doug Crownover, et al v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 11-10166
United States v. Randall  
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31193

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine (Count 1), and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance…

USA v. Markesha Hall
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10222
USA v. Tod Pimpton, Jr.
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10804
USA v. Patricia Rudzavice
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11157
Hope Knaust v. U.S. Dept of Agriculture, et al
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11374
Uretek (USA), Incorporated v. Ureteknologia De Mex
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20430
United States v. Cortez-Cortez  
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41209

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty for being unlawfully present in the United States following deportation. On appeal, defendant challenged his 30-month sentence. The court affirmed the district court's imposition of a 16-level…

USA v. Alejandro Sanchez-Gomez
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41341
USA v. Emanuel Ferman
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50384
USA v. Terry Ayers
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50432
Benny Saucier v. Aviva Life and Annuity Company
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60854
Chasity Medlock v. Ace Cash Express, Incorporated
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10148
USA v. Brenton Deubler
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10224
Tommie Rice, et al v. Cornerstone Hosp of W Monroe
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30095
USA v. Samatha Castro
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50490
Cesar Orihuela Castro v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60039
United States v. Segovia  
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41424

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to being an alien found unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported and subsequently appealed the district court's application of a sixteen-level enhancement for a prior…

USA v. Valentin Monjaras-Pichardo
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11134
Mike Evans Crane Svc, L.L.C. v. Cashman Equipment
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31178
Louisiana Sportsmen Alliance v. Tom Vilsack, et al
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31260
Rafael Martinez Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60625
USA v. Benjamin Mason
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10067
USA v. Oscar Turcios-Rivera
Date: October 28, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40111
Rice, et al. v. Reliastar Life Ins. Co.  
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30639

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against Deputy Arnold and Sheriff Graves, alleging violations of federal and state law after Arnold fatally shot their father while responding to a 911 call that the father was threatening to commit…

United States v. Banks  
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30839

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base. On appeal, defendant challenged the denial of his motion to modify his sentence under 18…

Bridgefield Casualty Insurance v. River Oaks Manag
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31077
USA v. Francisco Sierra
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40773
USA v. Orlando Barr
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51107
Carol Weems v. Lauderdale County Sch Dist, et al
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60812
Brandon Lavergne v. Busted in Acadiana
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30275
Brandon Lavergne v. Leslie Turk, et al
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30288
USA v. James Johnson
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30345
In re: Miguel Paredes
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-51160
Norman McMaster v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60003
USA v. Kenneth Brown
Date: October 27, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60053
Haleigh McBride, et al v. Estis Well Service L. L.
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30714
USA v. Alvin Snowden
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20633
USA v. Robert Hedrick
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40134
Sterling McKoy v. John Fox
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41227
USA v. Jose Zapata
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41326
USA v. Jack Hargrove
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10100
Carlos Toombs v. Dianna Massingill, et al
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10211
Doretha Hall v. Fidelity & Guarnt Life Ins Co.
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10514
Brandon Lavergne v. Mike Harson, et al
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30224
Brandon Lavergne v. Public Defender, et al
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30245
Brandon Lavergne v. Louisiana State Police
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30257
USA v. Jason Klinefelter
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40345
USA v. Pablo Vasquez
Date: October 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50241
Donald Franco-Casasola v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 12-60977
Andrew Weary v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30914
USA v. Edwin Zacarias-Lopez
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41011
USA v. Joel Cisneros
Date: October 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40039
Frankie Sims, et al v. Carrington Mtge Svc, L.L.C.
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10978
USA v. Patrick Regan
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20406
USA v. Primitivo Marquez-Gatica
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51167
USA v. Primitivo Marquez-Gatica
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51173
Ronald Parham v. Ryder System, Incorporated
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10191
USA v. Jonathan Staker
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10482
USA v. Jose Guerra
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40172
Humberto Hinojosa v. USA, et al
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40319
David Gremar, et al v. Bexar County, Texas
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50183
Betty Koger, et al v. CitiMortgage, Incorporated,
Date: October 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50325
USA v. Jose Mejia-Escobar
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20772
USA v. Rudy Garcia
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40915
Trey Jones v. Nueces County, Texas, et al
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41053
Erika Salinas-Pacheco v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60872
USA v. Luis Amezquita
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10080
Carolyn Thomas v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10143
USA v. Carlos Sotelo-Ramirez
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10502
USA v. Eliza Lumbreras
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40009
USA v. Eduardo Perez-Lopez
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50076
Gonzalez v. Holder, Jr.  
Date: October 21, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60378

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, born in Mexico, petitioned for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's order of removal, contending that removal is improper because he derived citizenship from his father under former 8 U.S.C.…

Kernell Thaw v. Christopher Moser
Date: October 13, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40108
USA v. Jeremy Blackburn
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10826
Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio USA, et al v. Sylvanus Okon,
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20449
USA v. Michael Duncan
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20524
USA v. David Holiday
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20757
Arthur Barker v. Ruth Brouwer, et al
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40983
USA v. Jose Rangel-Hernandez
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41029
USA v. Albert Navarro
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50513
USA v. Kayla Garcia
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51113
Troy Chew v. Figueroa, et al
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60724
Vernita Hudson v. CitiMortgage, Incorporated
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10015
Billy Cruse v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10466
USA v. Helen Stewart
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30019
Anthony Lawrence v. Marlin Gusman
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30099
Plaintiff v. Defendant
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30212
Judith Skiba v. Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30355
Leola Stuart v. Estella Judson, et al
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50063
Jesus Hernandez v. M. Martin
Date: October 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60045
Planned Parenthood, et al v. Gregory Abbott, et al
Date: October 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51008
Thaw v. Moser  
Date: October 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40108

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant is the non-debtor spouse of debtor. Appellant claimed a homestead exemption in property held jointly with debtor that is subject to a forced sale in debtor's bankruptcy proceedings, contending that the sale is…

USA v. Manuel Ramirez-Macias
Date: October 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40173
USA v. Jarvis Ross, et al
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-11021
USA v. Jesus Sanchez
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11145
USA v. Jesus Sanchez
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11146
USA v. Luis Nerio
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20552
Roy Cantu v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41009
USA v. Idelfonso Garcia-Benitez
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41304
USA v. Ronald Hedland
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50967
Whole Woman's Health, et al v. David Lakey, et al
Date: October 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50928
Candance Scott v. Amarillo Heart Group, L.L.P.
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11284
USA v. Heriberto Lopez-Mata
Date: October 7, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11321
Structural Metals, Inc., v. S&C Electric Company
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50332
Structural Metals, Inc. v. S&C Electric Company
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50666
USA v. Terril Duckett
Date: October 6, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40190
Richard Tabler v. William Stephens, Director
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-70013
Milton Isaac v. Burl Cain, Warden
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31013
USA v. Alejandro Ramirez-Jaques
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41290
Campbell Harrison & Dagley, et al v. Albert Hill,
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10627
USA v. Jessie Alfred
Date: October 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30270
Claudia Dawson v. Anderson County, Texas, et al
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41223
USA v. Fermin Vargas-Valencia
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11395
Bach, et al. v. Amedisys, Inc., et al.  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30580

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs filed suit against Amedisys and others, alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78u-4(b)(4). Plaintiffs claimed that Amedisys defrauded investors by…

USA v. Juan Flores
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40960
Wansley v. MS Dept. of Corrections, et al.  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60348

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondents appealed the district court's grant of habeas relief to petitioner. Petitioner argued that his sentence was not enhanced, and that the denial of a hearing violated state law and therefore deprived him of a…

Everett Wills, Jr. v. A. Dinkins, Jr., et al
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30152
USA v. Roberto Samaniego-Rodriguez
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50074
Whole Woman's Health, et al. v. Lakey, et al.  
Date: October 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50928

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit seeking declaratory relief and permanent injunctions against the enforcement of two recent amendments to Texas's laws concerning the performing of abortions (H.B. 2). The district court enjoined the…

USA v. Jacob Powell
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11349
Roderick Johnson v. John Doe, et al
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20475
Dakshesh Parikh, et al v. Citizens Medical Center,
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41088
USA v. Mayra Lopez
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41200
USA v. Sydney Navarro
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10022
James Stevens, et al v. Bank of America, N.A.
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10050
MM Steel, L.P. v. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., e
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20267
Terrell Mickels v. K. Ask-Carlson, et al
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30524
Sandy Dickerson v. Owen Murray, et al
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40146
USA v. Fernando Casanoba-Rubi
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40159
Kenneth Barron v. BP America Production Company
Date: October 1, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60066
USA v. Derrek Kates
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10502
USA v. Rudy Ayala
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11300
Daniel Acosta v. USA
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11348
Scarlott v. Nissan North America, Inc., et al.  
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20528

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit in Texas state court against Nissan for breach of express warranty, breach of implied warranty, and violation of Texas law. Plaintiff then amended her complaint to add claims against the dealership,…

USA v. Marcus Tarpley
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20695
USA v. Francisco Pena-Zavala
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20723
United States v. Moreno-Torres  
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40205

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction after pleading guilty to possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. Defendant's counsel moved on appeal for leave to withdraw and filed a brief and a supplemental brief in…

United States v. Rodriguez-Salazar  
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40939

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty of being an alien present in the United States after deportation and conceded that he had been previously convicted of felony theft under Texas Penal Code 31.03(a). On appeal, defendant…

USA v. Yesica Magana
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41197
USA v. Samuel Francisco-Andres
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41239
USA v. Walter Lippmann-Avilez
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10057
USA v. Derrick Stephens
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10060
Jared Day, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank National Assn
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10429
Shahram Shakouri v. Gary Raines, et al
Date: September 30, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50137
USA v. Paul Harvilicz
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11397
USA v. Ramiro Hernandez-Acosta
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40910
Javier Ortiz Macedo v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60770
USA v. Marcos Uribe-Nava
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10068
Luis Madrid v. Jason Jones
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10155
USA v. Jose Moncada-Delarosa
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10332
Joseph Young v. Harris County Mental Health, et al
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20268
Durwin Abbott v. Percy Babin, et al
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30141
Cyprian Ukudi v. McMoRan Oil & Gas, L.L.C.
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30192
USA v. Nicolas Pop-Aguilar
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50232
Sergio Flores-Martinez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60512
Librado Esparza Alfaro v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60525
Gustavo Sanchez-Letona v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 29, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60578
USA v. Gloria Palacios
Date: September 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11221
Monkton Ins. Servs., Ltd. v. Ritter  
Date: September 26, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50941

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed a third-party complaint against Butterfield, a Cayman bank organized and regulated under Cayman law and located on the Island of Grand Cayman, alleging that Butterfield breached contracts with Geneva by…

Cedar Lodge Plantation, L.L.C., et al. v. CSHV Fairway View I, L.L.C., et al.  
Date: September 26, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30735

Justia Opinion Summary: Cedar Lodge filed a proposed class action suit against Fairway Defendants in Louisiana state court and Fairway Defendants removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. 1332(d). Cedar…

Haleigh McBride, et al v. Estis Well Service L. L.
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30714
Ira Babin, II, et al v. Pam Breaux, et al
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31252
USA v. Hai Schaffer, et al
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40322
USA v. Carolyn Boehm-McCauley
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40719
Churchill Downs Incorporated, et al v. Chuck Trout
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50900
USA v. Amanda Bohannon
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51116
Rodolfo Villeda-Chinchilla v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60789
Yapo Adon v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60820
Jorge Cantu v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60848
USA v. Jose Sarate-Mendoza
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10270
RSUI Indemnity Co. v. American States Ins. Co.  
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30033

Justia Opinion Summary: The excess insurer filed suit under a theory of subrogation, seeking to recover from the primary insurer the amount that it paid on the insured's behalf to settle excess claims in an underlying lawsuit after the primary…

USA v. Rafael Linares
Date: September 25, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40087
USA v. Bradley Stark
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10247
USA v. Miguel Macias-Fuentes
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10760
USA v. Jesus Lopez, et al
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40203
USA v. Rafael Ramirez-Alcala
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41359
USA v. Marvin Steele
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50491
Jose Sanchez Ramirez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60828
Xiu Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60919
USA v. Tony Breedlove
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10094
USA v. Tony Breedlove
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10096
Beverly Roberts v. Lubrizol Corporation
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20218
In Re: Glay Collier, II
Date: September 24, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30887
Keryl Douglas v. Houston Housing Authority, et al
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20225
USA v. Felipe Patricio-Pioquinto
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50904
USA v. Israel Hernandez
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51046
USA v. Israel Hernandez, Jr.
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51048
USA v. Lorenzo Solis-Marquez
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51078
USA v. Christopher Thompson, Jr.
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60875
G & C Land v. Farmland Management Services
Date: September 23, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10046
Randy Williams v. Home Depot USA, Incorporated
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20635
Pioneer Exploration, L.L.C. v. Steadfast Ins. Co.  
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30802

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from Pioneer's efforts to seek insurance coverage under Steadfast's umbrella policy for costs and expenses incurred in cleaning up and remediating some property. Applying Louisiana's choice-of-law…

USA v. Israel Castro
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50897
USA v. Jesse Trevino, Jr.
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51205
USA v. Gonzalo Arce, Jr.
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51211
Vicente Valladolid, et al v. U.S. Bank National As
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10548
Anthony Norman v. TX Court of Criminal Appeals, et
Date: September 22, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20090
USA v. Brandon Fearance
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11401
U.S. Metals, Incorporated v. Liberty Mutual Group,
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20433
Morlock, L.L.C. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20602
USA v. Samuel Compean
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41268
USA v. Reshawn Leal
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50834
USA v. Eric Garcia
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51146
USA v. Marcos Uribe-Nava
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10069
In Re: Glay Collier, II
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30887
Miguel Madrigal v. Gary Currie, et al
Date: September 19, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40105
USA v. Transocean Deepwater Drilling
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20243
Equal Empl Opportunity Cmsn v. Simbaki, Limited, e
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20387
Harry Jackson v. Janet Napolitano
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31027
USA v. Lorenzo Perez-Vasquez
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41373
USA v. Lorenzo Perez-Vasquez
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41374
USA v. Daniel Villegas-Aguilar
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50833
Man Tamang v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60709
USA v. Jose Montelongo
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10496
Joseph Chhim v. University of Houston
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20071
Patrick Leaumont v. City of Alexandria
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30330
USA v. Jose Cruz-Garcia
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40053
Juanita Sanchez Quintanilla v. USA
Date: September 18, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50921
William Sullivan v. William Stephens, Director
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10870
USA v. Jose Portillo-Meza
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11330
Leroy Grant v. CPC Logistics, Incorporated, et al
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11366
EEOC v. Simbaki, Ltd.  
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20387

Justia Opinion Summary: Kimberly Kulig and Laura Baatz worked for the Berryhill Baja Grill & Cantina on Montrose Street in Houston, a franchise-location. During their employment, the owner and operator of the restaurant sexually harassed them…

USA v. Edgar Jiminez
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40457
Acadia Insurance Company v. Hinds County School Di
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60286
Acadia Insurance Company v. Hinds County School Di
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60481
USA v. Brigido Espinoza-Diaz
Date: September 17, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50081
Tilli v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp, et al
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 06-11206
Jordan Dontos, et al v. Vendomation NZ Limited, et
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 12-10986
Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P, et al v. Heritage
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10969
Steve Hobart, et al v. City of Stafford, et al
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20022
USA v. Jesus Mora-Fernandez
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40221
Richard Tucker v. Upshur County Juvenile Prob, et
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41157
Bolivar Dexta v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60815
In re: Lisa Coleman  
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Numbers: 14-11024, 14-70029

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, appealed the district court's holding that her Rule 60(b) motion was a successive writ. The court affirmed the district court's holding that the motion was a…

Joy Zinante v. Drive Electric, L.L.C.
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20072
George Houston, et al v. SPX Corporation
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20231
Lisa Coleman v. William Stephens, Director
Date: September 16, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70029
Paul Holden v. U.S. United Ocean Services
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 12-30251
USA v. Francisco De La Cruz, Jr.
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10541
Ronald Washington v. Burl Cain, et al
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31169
USA v. Elias Vega, Jr.
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40681
Cutler v. Stephen F. Austin State Univ., et al.  
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40685

Justia Opinion Summary: After plaintiff was terminated from his position as Director of the University's art galleries after he told a member of U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert's staff that he believed Rep. Gohmert was a "fear monger,"…

United States v. Teran-Salas  
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40884

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his sentence after pleading guilty to being an alien found unlawfully present in the United States after deportation. Defendant challenged the district court's determination that his 2011 Texas…

USA v. Rene Flores
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41270
USA v. Raul Cortes-Gutierrez
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51018
Estate of James A. Elkins, Jr., et al. v. CIR  
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60472

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners sought review and eventually eliminate the federal estate tax deficiency assessed against the Estate by the Commissioner. The deficiency resulted solely from the Commissioner's disallowance of the…

USA v. Clifford Ubani
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20005
Derek Harris v. Stephen Kuplesky, et al
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30093
Robert Hudnall v. University of Texas at El Paso,
Date: September 15, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50229
USA v. Delbert Ratliff
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50110
USA v. Jose Garza, Jr.
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41041
Stanley Pruitt v. Mark Martin, et al
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41357
USA v. Deangelo Smith
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50732
Qui Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60831
Richard Lowe v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsr
Date: September 12, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50342
Janvey, et al. v. Brown, et al.  
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Numbers: 13-10266, 13-10272, 13-10276, 13-10279

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff, the receiver for the Stanford entities, filed suit seeking to recover funds that were paid to defendants, purchasers of certificate of deposits from Standard International Bank (SIB) as part of a Ponzi scheme.…

Ralph Janvey, et al v. Miguel Venger, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10272
Ralph Janvey, et al v. Tonya Dokken, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10276
Ralph Janvey, et al v. Jose Fernandez, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10279
Jimmy Diaz v. David Basse, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10985
USA v. Corey Minor
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41129
United States v. Guerrero  
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50376

Justia Opinion Summary: These consolidated appeals stemmed from defendant's alleged leadership in the Texas Mexican Mafia. The first case stemmed from charges of racketeering, including the commission of two murders in aid of racketeering.…

USA v. Javier Guerrero
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50379
Kelvin Wells v. David Divincenti, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30258
Theresa DeGruy v. Tarence Wade, et al
Date: September 11, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60238
Danny Kelly v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 12-31064
Jay Nottingham v. Joel Finsterwald, et al
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10398
USA v. Alvie Spohr, Jr.
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11398
Preferred Contractors Ins Co. v. Oyoque Masonry, I
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20501
USA v. Elise Bell
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20704
USA v. Isiah Keith
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30837
Chemtech Royalty Assoc. LP, et al. v. United States  
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30887

Justia Opinion Summary: From 1993 through 2006, Dow engaged in transactions with foreign banks to operate two partnerships that generated over one billion dollars in tax deductions for Dow. The court affirmed the district court's holding that…

USA v. Jeffrey Howard
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40767
Highway 82/Fannin Joint Vntr v. Capital One Bank
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41146
USA v. Roberto Gonzalez-Reyes
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50751
USA v. Hussein Yassine
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50919
USA v. Ceasar Limon-Pacias
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51042
David Johnson v. Christopher Epps, et al
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60526
Lawrence Haberman v. USA
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10621
USA v. Paul Serrato
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50254
Willie Trottie v. Brad Livingston, et al
Date: September 10, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70028
Guy Terry v. Kimberly Blackerby, et al
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11405
Michelle Lyons v. TDCJ
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20543
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. v. JLG Industries, In
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-30600
USA v. Fernando Mora
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40705
United States v. Howard  
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40767

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction for attempting to knowingly persuade, induce, entice, or coerce a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity. The court disagreed with the district court's conclusion that defendant took…

Highway 82/Fannin Joint Vntr v. Capital One Bank
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41146
USA v. Juan Ledezma
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41210
USA v. Arnoldo Velasquez-Contreras
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41342
USA v. Jessica Petree
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50946
USA v. David Atwood, II
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60313
Derr, et al. v. Swarek, et al.  
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60904

Justia Opinion Summary: The Swareks filed suit against Herman Derr and DPI in Chancery Court, alleging that Derr and his corporation breached a contract for the sale of Mississippi farmland. Derr died while the action was pending and years…

Charles Van Duzer, et al v. U.S. Bank National Ass
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-20122
David Escamilla v. M2 Technology, Incorporated, et
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40030
Sentry Select Insurance Co. v. Home State County M
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-40153
James Legate v. James Garcia, et al
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-50135
Trottie v. Livingston, et al.  
Date: September 9, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70028

Justia Opinion Summary: Willie Tyrone Trottie, scheduled to be executed in Texas, filed a 42 U.S.C. 1983 suit alleging violations of the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments based on the method of his execution. The court affirmed the district…

United States v. Torres  
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 09-50204

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for violating Article 120, sodomy of a child under 12 years old, and Article 134, indecency with a child under 16 years old. At issue was whether the…

Exelon Wind 1, L.L.C., et al. v. Nelson, et al.  
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 12-51228

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal concerns the Texas PUC's interpretation and implementation of a federal statutory and regulatory scheme governing the purchase of energy between public utilities and certain energy production facilities known…

Donald Langlois, et al v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10914
USA v. Stephanie White
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11272
USA v. Jose Lopez-Alvarez
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20689
USA v. Oscar Folgar-Majano
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41138
USA v. Hugo Arciniega-Rodriguez
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 13-51002
Daniel Gruenfelder v. April Smith, et al
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10204
USA v. Scott Waits
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60010
Willie Trottie v. William Stephens, Director
Date: September 8, 2014
Docket Number: 14-70027
Leandro Amorim v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60532
Mary Wangeci v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 5, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60569
Matthew Leachman v. William Stephens, Director
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-20187
Jeffery Richie v. UTMB Hospital Galveston, et al
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41420
USA v. Montoya Jordan
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11179
Timothy Tielke, et al v. Bank of America, N.A.
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20425
EXCO Operating Company, L.P. v. Evelyn Arnold, et
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31043
Nathaniel Anderson v. James LeBlanc, et al
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31279
Jeffery Richie v. UTMB Hospital Galveston, et al
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40222
USA v. Luigi Montes
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40760
USA v. Cristobal Cervantes
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40771
USA v. Carlos Flores-King
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40886
Woodrow Williams, II v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cms
Date: September 4, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10014
United States v. Vasquez  
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 12-41194

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendants Vasquez and Echeverria appealed their convictions and sentences for conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The court concluded that the considerable evidence demonstrated that…

USA v. Bernardo Rodriguez-Gallegos
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11303
Vantage Drilling Co. v. TMT Procurement Corp., et al.  
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20622

Justia Opinion Summary: Vantage appealed three orders from the district court and two orders from the bankruptcy court entered during the course of the Chapter 11 proceedings of twenty-one shipping companies. The orders' combined effect was to…

Vantage Drilling Company v. TMT Procurement Corpor
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-20715
USA v. Nealward Taylor
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31118
USA v. Ray Hatton, III
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-31186
USA v. Miguel Nunez-Loredo
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-40881
USA v. Brenda Rosales
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50680
Thompson v. City of Waco, TX  
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50718

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff filed suit against the City under 42 U.S.C. 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-1, for racial discrimination. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to allege an adverse…

Limrod Henry v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60767
James Boswell v. Victor Boschini, Jr., et al
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-10170
Norman Sinclair v. Petco Animal Supplies Stores
Date: September 3, 2014
Docket Number: 14-30091
U.S. Bank National Association v. Verizon Communic
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10752
USA v. Raul Tamayo-Carerra
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-41196
USA v. Jesus Cantu-Rosas
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-50948
Juan Villalon-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60589
Toreno Griffin v. Cynthia Welch, et al
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-60886
USA v. Sherman Fields
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 13-70025
USA v. Brandon Taylor
Date: September 2, 2014
Docket Number: 14-60046
USA v. Rene Ruiz
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-50862
Canales, Jr. v. Thaler  
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 12-70034

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, was granted a certificate of appealability (COA) from the district court on eight claims related to the ineffective assistance of counsel; petitioner's right to be…

USA v. Denis Lopez
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10477
USA v. Jaime Barajas
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10758
USA v. Dennis Brown
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10802
USA v. Miguel Salgado-Gutierrez
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10866
USA v. Ronnie Cabrera
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-10918
USA v. James Jenkins
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11022
USA v. Nathaniel Gonzalez
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11036
USA v. Kedrian Davis
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11045
USA v. Jeffrey Maynor
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11066
USA v. Fernando Estrada-Herrera
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11077
USA v. Sergio Diaz
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11091
USA v. Bonifacio Lopez-Urbina
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11102
USA v. Daniel Ramirez
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11116
USA v. Robert Pauley
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11151
USA v. Christopher Williams
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11164
USA v. Jesse Chavful
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11174
USA v. Bertin Rosales
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11200
USA v. Bobby Chattam
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11204
USA v. Justin Williams
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11215
USA v. Dax Pickett
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11234
USA v. Andres Vasquez
Date: August 29, 2014
Docket Number: 13-11290

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